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Licensed daycares in 23507Norfolk, VA

There are 7 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 23507, with a combined licensed capacity of 583 children. Together they have been cited for 21 violations across 31 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.68 violations per inspection, which is above the Norfolk average of 0.47.

One provider has a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is health and medication (10 citations), followed by background checks (6). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 7 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Ghent United Methodist Church

Exempt · Capacity 55 · Ages 12 mo – 5 yr · 531 Raleigh Avenue

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

2 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

First Presbyterian Church

Exempt · Capacity 160 · Ages 1 mo – 5 yr · 820 Colonial Avenue · Last inspected Feb 20, 2026

1 violationActive
The Williams Preschool

Center · Capacity 35 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 2-year license · 560 West Olney Road · Last inspected Jan 22, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

4 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

The Williams School Extended Day Program

Center · Capacity 49 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 2-year license · 419 Colonial Avenue · Last inspected Apr 13, 2026

5 violationsActive
Ymca School-Age Child Care @ Taylor Elementary

Center · Capacity 90 · Ages 4 yr – 12 yr · 2-year license · 1129 West Princess Anne Road · Last inspected May 21, 2026

4 violationsActive
Ghent Montessori School

Center · Capacity 95 · Ages 18 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 610 Mowbray Arch · Last inspected May 5, 2026

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 23507

Health and medication is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by background checks. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

2

Can you show me how you document background and reference checks for new staff?

3

What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?

A note on Virginia records

Virginia does not publish a severity classification for violations, so we can't tell you which citations were most serious — only what was cited and whether it was corrected. Virginia does publish complaint outcomes. Virginia also issues licenses for different terms; a one-year or conditional license often signals recent compliance concerns, while a three-year license reflects a strong record. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing on Jul 9, 2026. Source records · Report an error